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Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

Alternate Water-Milfoil

Haloragaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Haloragaceae (Watermilfoil family)
Genus: Myriophyllum (Watermilfoil)

Synonyms

Myriophyllum alterniflorum

Related species

Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC. - Alternate Water-Milfoil
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. - Various-Leaved Water-Milfoil
Myriophyllum verticillatum L. - Whorled Water-Milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum agg.
Myriophyllum spicatum L. - Spiked Water-Milfoil

Traits


    Rooting aquatic plants, flowers <i>and</i> often also leaves protruding out of the water. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> whorled to clustered, occasionally with solitary flowers, in a spike-like whole-inflorescence, <b>0.5&#8211;3&#8239;cm long</b>. <span cla...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Myriophyllum alterniflorum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Myriophyllum alterniflorum

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Myriophyllum alterniflorum

Myriophyllum alterniflorum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in wet, periodically flooded habitats

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